Health Insurance vs. Longevity Medicine: Why MDLifespan Goes Insurance-Free | Dr. Paul Savage

One of the commonly asked questions is why don't we take insurance? And the answer is pretty simple. It's not up to us. The government makes doctors choose whether you're going to be 100% in the insurance model or 100% out and at MB lifespan. We choose to spend more time with patients because we we understand that the physician's time with the patient is important. Our initial consults run anywhere from 50 minutes to 90 minutes. Our follow up consults run from anywhere from 25 minutes to an hour. Because knowing your physician and having an opportunity to talk to him, that's where the value is. Having been in medicine for over 30 years now, and having been an emergency room doctor in the insurance model and now in longevity outside the insurance model, the stark differences still to this day amaze me. Because because we don't take insurance, we can negotiate a group purchasing power on medications, diagnostic tests, even therapies that are 1/10 of the price that your insurance charges you for the same thing. Even though MD lifespan doesn't work directly with your insurance, we will provide you an itemized invoice so that you can submit to your insurance for reimbursement. We find this is the best way for you as a patient to work with your insurance to get the reimbursement that you deserve.